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1 Efter disse Begivenheder, der Kong Ahasverus's Harme var stillet, kom han Vasthi i Hu, og hvad hun havde gjort, og hvad der var besluttet over hende.
After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he thought about Vashti and what she had done. He also thought about the decree that he had made against her.
2 Da sagde Kongens Folk, som tjente ham: Man oplede til Kongen unge Jomfruer, dejlige af Anseelse,
Then the king's young men who served him said, “Let a search be made on the king's behalf for beautiful young virgins.
3 og Kongen beskikke Befalingsmænd i alle sit Riges Landskaber, at de samle alle unge Jomfruer, som ere dejlige af Anseelse, til Borgen Susan, til Kvindernes Hus, under Hegajs, Kongens Kammertjeners, Haand, som tager Vare paa Kvinderne, og man give dem de Ting, som høre til deres Renselse;
Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, to gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in the fortress in Susa. Let them be put under the care of Hegai, the king's official, who is in charge of the women, and let him give them their cosmetics.
4 og den unge Pige, som synes at være god for Kongens Øjne, hun vorde Dronning i Vasthis Sted! Og dette Ord syntes godt for Kongens Øjne, og han gjorde saa.
Let the young girl who pleases the king become queen in the place of Vashti.” This advice pleased the king, and he did so.
5 Der var en jødisk Mand i Borgen Susan, hvis Navn var Mardokaj, en Søn af Jair, der var en Søn af Simei, en Søn af Kis, en benjaminitisk Mand,
There was a certain Jew in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair son of Shimei son of Kish, who was a Benjamite.
6 som var bortført fra Jerusalem med de Fanger, som bleve bortførte med Jekonia, Judas Konge, hvem Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, lod bortføre.
He had been taken away from Jerusalem with the exiles along with those taken with Jehoiachin, king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia carried away.
7 Og han var Fosterfader til Hadassa, det er Esther, hans Farbroders Datter, thi hun havde hverken Fader eller Moder; og den unge Pige var skøn af Skikkelse og dejlig af Anseelse, og der hendes Fader og hendes Moder døde, da tog Mardokaj hende til sig som Datter.
He was caring for Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, because she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely in appearance. Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
8 Og det skete, der Kongens Ord og hans Bud bleve hørt, og der mange unge Piger bleve samlede til Borgen Susan under Hegajs Haand, blev og Esther tagen til Kongens Hus, under Hegajs Haand, som tog Vare paa Kvinderne.
When the king's order and decree were proclaimed, many young women were brought to the fortress of Susa. They were put under Hegai's care. Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put under the care of Hegai, the overseer of the women.
9 Og den unge Pige syntes god for hans Øjne og fik Yndest for hans Ansigt; derfor hastede han med at give hende de Ting, som hørte til hendes Renselse, og de Maaltider, hun skulde have, og med at give hende de syv udsete Piger af Kongens Hus, og han lod hende med hendes Piger flytte til det bedste Sted i Kvindernes Hus.
The young girl pleased him, and she found favor with him. Immediately he provided her with cosmetics and her portion of food. He assigned to her seven servant girls from the king's palace, and he moved her and the servant girls to the best place in the house of the women.
10 Esther havde ikke givet sit Folk og sin Slægt til Kende; thi Mardokaj havde befalet hende, at hun ikke skulde give det til Kende.
Esther had not told anyone who her people or relatives were, for Mordecai had instructed her not to tell.
11 Og Mardokaj gik daglig foran Forgaarden ved Kvindernes Hus for at faa at vide, om det gik Esther vel, og hvad der skulde ske med hende.
Every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the courtyard outside the house of the women, to learn about Esther's welfare, and about what would be done with her.
12 Og naar Raden kom for hver Pige, at hun skulde gaa ind til Kong Ahasverus, efter at der i tolv Maaneder var sket med hende efter Forskriften angaaende Kvinderne — thi saa lang Tid medgaar der til deres Renselse, nemlig seks Maaneder med Olie af Myrra, og seks Maaneder med kostelige Urter og andre Ting, som høre til Kvindernes Renselse —
When the turn came for each girl to go to King Ahasuerus—complying with the regulations for the women, each girl had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments, six months with oil of myrrh, and six with perfumes and cosmetics—
13 naar da den unge Pige gik ind til Kongen, blev alt, hvad hun sagde, givet hende, at hun dermed gik fra Kvindernes Hus ind i Kongens Hus.
when a young woman went to the king, whatever she desired was given to her from the house of the women, for her to take to the palace.
14 Hun gik ind om Aftenen, og om Morgenen gik hun tilbage til Kvindernes andet Hus under Saasgas, Kongens Kammertjeners, Haand, hans, som tog Vare paa Medhustruerne; hun maatte ikke komme mere til Kongen, uden Kongen havde Lyst til hende, og hun blev kaldet ved Navn.
In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second house of the women, and to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's official, who was in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king again unless he had taken great pleasure in her and called for her again.
15 Og der Raden kom til Esther, Abihajls, Mardokajs Farbroders, Datter, som denne havde taget til sig som Datter, at hun skulde gaa ind til Kongen, da krævede hun ingen Ting, uden hvad Hegaj, Kongens Kammertjener, som tog Vare paa Kvinderne, sagde; og Esther fandt Naade for alles Øjne, som saa hende.
Now when the time came for Esther (daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter) to go in to the king, she did not ask for anything but what Hegai the king's official, who was in charge of the women, suggested. Now Esther received the favor of all who saw her.
16 Og Esther blev tagen til Kong Ahasverus til hans kongelige Hus i den tiende Maaned, det er Thebet Maaned, i hans Regerings syvende Aar.
Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into the royal residence on the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 Og Kongen elskede Esther fremfor alle Kvinderne, og hun fik Naade og Miskundhed for hans Ansigt fremfor alle Jomfruerne, og han satte den kongelige Krone paa hendes Hoved og gjorde hende til Dronning i Vasthis Sted.
The king loved Esther more than all the other women and she received acceptance and favor before him, more than all the other virgins. So he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 Og Kongen gjorde alle sine Fyrster og sine Tjenere et stort Gæstebud, det var Esthers Gæstebud, og han skænkede Landskaberne Hvile og uddelte Gaver efter Kongens Formue.
The king gave a great feast for all his officials and his servants, “Esther's feast,” and he granted relief from taxation to the provinces. He also gave gifts with royal generosity.
19 Og der Jomfruerne samledes anden Gang, og Mardokaj sad i Kongens Port —
Now when the virgins had been gathered together a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
20 Esther havde ikke givet sin Slægt, ej heller sit Folk til Kende, ligesom Mardokaj havde befalet hende; thi Esther gjorde efter Mardokajs Ord, ligesom da hun blev opfødt hos ham —
Esther had not yet told anyone about her relatives or her people, as Mordecai had instructed her. She continued to follow Mordecai's advice, as she had done when she was raised by him.
21 i de samme Dage, som Mardokaj sad i Kongens Port, bleve to af Kongens Kammertjenere, Bigtan og Theres, af dem, som holdt Vagt ved Dørtærskelen, vrede og søgte at lægge Haand paa Kong Ahasverus.
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, two of the king's officials, Bigthana and Teresh, who guarded the doorway, became angry and sought to do harm to King Ahasuerus.
22 Og den Sag blev bekendt for Mardokaj, og han gav Dronning Esther den til Kende, og Esther sagde Kongen det i Mardokajs Navn.
When the matter was revealed to Mordecai, he told Queen Esther, and Esther spoke to the king in the name of Mordecai.
23 Og Sagen blev undersøgt og funden rigtig, og de bleve begge hængte paa et Træ, og det blev skrevet i Krønikebogen for Kongens Ansigt.
The report was investigated and confirmed, and both the men were hanged from a gallows. This account was written in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king.
